Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Weiss on Weekly cache: Berman sucks

Posted on January 9, 2015 by markweiss86

might run.
I would spend $100.000 of my own money on this, and like my three Palo Alto races ( or strolls) would not accept your money or that of special interests,
I could probably garner 500 endorsements, mostly average 650 folks, … Continue reading →

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War on Drugs on Conan

Posted on January 3, 2015 by markweiss86

I taped the other night The War on Drugs on Conan, actually from October, 2014. They play “Burning” track 8, from their latest release. It is six minutes on the album but closer to four here. 2. I interviewed two … Continue reading →

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Flashback 2008: Steven Bernstein Diaspora Suite at BOTH San Francisco

Posted on December 28, 2014 by markweiss86

CD1 (54:44): 1. intro: Mark Weiss 2. intro: Steven Bernstein 3. Reuben 4. Simeon (Yis May Chu) 5. Levi 6. Judah 7. Dan 8. Naphtali 9. Gad CD2 (31:57): 1. Asher* 2. Issachar* 3. Zebulon* 4. Joseph* 5. Benjamin* total … Continue reading →

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James Lipton at Robin Williams Memorial, as seen from lobby of “Old Hats” intermission, September, 2014, exclusive for Plastic Alto

Posted on December 26, 2014 by markweiss86

My dad and I went to see “Old Hats” the Bill Irwin David Shiner clown vehicle, which deserves it’s own post, but instead I am doing a quickie about shooting James Lipton walking past me going to the Saint Francis … Continue reading →

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Four in one post on the media and namedropping: ‘Woj’ed’

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Or, Mazel tov to Susan from down the block on baby-launch number 5 I am liking more and more the moniker or tagline “The blog with 500,000 words and no readers”. Here is 4 quick posts, or the abstracts for … Continue reading →

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I had a little Freydele

Posted on December 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Post video for you? No problema. Rob bank for you? Let’s talk. Tal vez — but I would claim it is Paul McCarthy inspired performance art, taking a page from “Ragtime” with a grant from the Judaica Foundation for Judiaica … Continue reading →

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Nina on Bob or Cultural Red Dog

Posted on December 15, 2014 by markweiss86

BLUF, and I got this from Michael McFaul my long-ago Deadhead buddy although he is not in McNally but George McGovern is, BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT, as I was packing up to zip off to the movies — either “Gone … Continue reading →

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I have been floated to this thought this hour

Posted on December 14, 2014 by markweiss86

1. I spent two minutes trying to hear a recording made at a show I produced in 1999 at the Cub, over the ambient music and noise in 2014 a Sunday at Coupa in Palo Alto, and I caught a … Continue reading →

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Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed as “Sugar” on Rumpus

Posted on December 12, 2014 by markweiss86

I’ve been a bit of a hater of Cheryl Strayed but am softening now that I know that Steve Almond has a connection to her. He started the “Sugar” advice column on Rumpus* and then passed that “Torch” to Cheryl. … Continue reading →

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Original G, or Lah med yah weh

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(Note: I wrote this exactly one month ago but re-reading it, it eludes even me. The basic story is that a barista at Peet’s in South Palo Alto who did not look particularly interested in Torah had four Hebrew characters … Continue reading →

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